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circulate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of circulate

1 to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
  • circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get peopleʼs reaction
Synonyms of circulate

broadcast, disseminate, propagate, spread
Words Related to circulate

radiate, sprawl

diffuse, dispense, disperse, dissipate, scatter, sow

communicate, convey, impart, pass (on), transmit
Near Antonyms of circulate

cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide, hold (in), mask, obscure, secrete, shroud, veil

contain, limit, restrict
2 to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
  • circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired
Synonyms of circulate

bruit (about), noise (about or abroad), rumor, whisper
Words Related to circulate

bandy (about), blab, dish, gossip, tattle

bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), report, reveal, spill, tell

hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

blaze, broadcast, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, spread
3 to become known
  • the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids
Synonyms of circulate

break, come out, get about, get around, get out, get round, leak (out), out, spread
Words Related to circulate

develop, transpire, unfold

disclose, reveal, spill, tell
Near Antonyms of circulate

hush (up), suppress

conceal, disguise, hide, mask

secrete

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